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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Monroe (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Monroe. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Monroe is located in Platte County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Platte County: Boone, Butler, Colfax, Madison, Merrick, Nance & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe:

  • Platte County     (The home county of Monroe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Oconee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Platte Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gardiner is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Duncan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
    • Tarnov
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
    • Carriage House Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cornlea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Humphrey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Saint Edward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Vorhees
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • David City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Octavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Surprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Garrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Leigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Schuyler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Newman Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalamazoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Emerick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Silver Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Genoa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Krakow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Merchiston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Fullerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Belgrade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Swedehome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
    • Shelby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stromsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Polk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe.

Cemeteries Near Monroe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.

  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph / St. Patrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Burrows Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Tarnov.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101369 <2>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 273 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.

  • Oconee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Genoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Platte Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gardiner is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Duncan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarnov
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarnov is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Silver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cornlea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cornlea is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Merchiston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Merchiston is located in Nance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
  • Saint Edward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Havens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Havens is located in Merrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Humphrey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Monroe ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monroe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monroe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monroe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Monroe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Monroe:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.